5 Things to Watch For: Patriots vs Cowboys
Sunday, October 11, 2015
The New England Patriots (3-0) are in Dallas this afternoon to take on the (2-2) Dallas Cowboys at AT & T Stadium in a game that pits the NFL's two most valuable franchises against each other.
See The Five Things To Watch For Slideshow Below
The last time Dallas beat the Patriots was 1996.
Two Teams, Two Different Directions
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe Patriots are coming off of a bye week while the Cowboys have dropped two straight games and injuries continue to pile up. Quarterback Tony Romo and star reciever Dez Bryant remain on injured reserve while running back Lance Dunbar has been ruled out.
"Every game is winnable and every game is losable. The Cowboys have a chance, may not be a god chance, but they have a chance. However, its not the game it looked like it could have been with Romo and Bryant playing," said Dallas Cowboys radio play by play man of 37 years, Brad Sham.
With the Cowboys sufferning numerous injuries on offense over the first four weeks, thier offense has gone through some changes out of neccessity but the biggest issue that they have had is communication.
"The Experience and communication is just not the same. I don't think you can chage the offense, you have 10 other guys playing it. I think they have scaled it back a litte but most of the changes come between the time that the play is sent in to the time the play is over," Sham said.
Quarterback Brandon Weeden is 11-20 in his career as a starter.
Tom Brady's "Revenge Tour"
The Tom Brady "revenge tour," as it's called by New Englanders, has the potential to roll again this week. The Cowboys defense allowed Drew Brees to complete 33 of 41 passes and 359 yards last week along with two touchdowns.
Prior to the season, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones backed Roger Goodell's deflategate decision and of course earlier this week Greg Hardy made comments about Tom Brady's wife. So if Brady needed anymore motivation, he has it.
Tom Brady comes in as arguably the hottest quarterback in the league averaging 370 passing yards per game with nine touchdown passes and no interceptions.
Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m.
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